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High Mountain Park Preserve

Woodland Sunset Point via Woodland Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min

Woodland Sunset Point via Woodland Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in High Mountain Park Preserve near North Haledon, NJ. The route reaches Woodland Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 637 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.95735, -74.20907
Nearest town North Haledon, NJ
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Woodland Sunset Point via Woodland Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 54 min

Elevation 410–636 ft

Out & Back · High Mountain Park Preserve

Trailhead: 40.95735, -74.20907

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Paterson Hamburg Tpke at Duncan Ln stop 645 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto The Great Escape, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Woodland Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Bear, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn right onto The Great Escape, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/woodland-sunset-point-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:28 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Paterson Hamburg Tpke at Duncan Ln stop 645 m from the trailhead

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